Not only are the Cottagers owned by wealthy mustachioed American Shahid Khan and the former club of choice for Michael Jackson, but they've also had more United States footballers represent them in the league than any other side.

With Brad Friedel announcing that he will retire at the end of the season, the Trinity Mirror Data Unit have taken a look through the Premier League records to see which sides have handed the most appearances to players from across the pond.

A total of six American players have made 466 appearances for Fulham in the Premier League, which is over 100 more than any other side.

Chief among those was Clint Dempsey who played 189 times for the club in the league, scoring 50 goals in the process.

Brian McBride has the next highest number of appearances for an American at the club, 130 in total.

Carlos Bocanegra made 114 league appearances, while Eddie Johnson made 19, Kasey Keller 13 and Eddie Lewis made one.

After Fulham come Everton who have their own slice of Hollywood magic in the shape of celebrity fan and bread salesman Sylvester Stallone.

The Toffees have handed out 340 Premier League appearances to five different Americans since the formation of the division in 1992-93.

Tim Howard has been the recipient of most of those with 227 to his name at the time of writing.